2000 VOLVO C70 Complaints

IN HOT TEMPERATURES C70 CONVERTIBLE REAR WINDOW SEAL DEFECTIVE LOOSENS REAR WINDOW WHICH DISLODGES AND OBSCURES REAR VIEW. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE RIM SPLIT IN HALF. IT COST $390.00 FOR ALLUMINUM ALLOY RIM. *AK *CB

I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO C70 CONVERTIBLE AND HAVE JUST HAD A VISOR BREAK FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THESE VISORS ARE ATTACHED AT BOTH ENDS AND DON'T "SWING" OUT, THEY SIMPLY FOLD DOWN. BUT FOUR TIMES NOW - TWO ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND TWO ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE - THE MEDIAL (TOWARD THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR) PIN HAS SHEARED. THIS CAN CAUSE THE VISOR TO HANG DOWN AND OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER'S VIEW AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ONE TIME I HAD TO RUBBERBAND THE VISOR TO KEEP IT FROM OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW! *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES' COMPONENTS , WHICH IS OPERATED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT HEARD A CHATTERING NOISE, PULLED OVER AND NOTICE THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL BOLT CAME OFF AT NORMAL SPEED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WHEEL HUB WAS RUSTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATED THE JACK WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE JACK WAS USED, IT COLLASPED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND.MR *JB

ALL 4 TIRES DEVELOPED SERIOUS SIDEWALL CRACKS SOMETIME BEFORE BEING REPLACED AT 17000 MILES. CAR DEALER TOOK THEM TO PIRELI TIRE DEALER WHO WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE TREAD WAS WARN TO 4/32. THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TRIES WORE OUT THEN FAILED MUCH TOO SOON ALTHOUGH I HAD ALL RECOMMENDED DEALER SERVICE. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES AND SAVED ONE TIRE. NLM

ARM OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE WHEN HITTING PAD. REPLACED PART TWICE, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK. CONSUMER STATED FAILURE RESULTED IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, TIRE BLEWOUT ON SIDEWALL. PERELLI, P6000, TIRE SIZE P225/45R17. *AK DOT NUMBER XTCJXKA6399. *JB

WHEN DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE THEY DISCOVERED THAT MOTOR MOUNT BUSHING HAD CRACKED, AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. *AK CONSUMER STATES ON THE FIRST OCCASION THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE AND BANGED AROUND IN THE ENGINE BAY, VOLVO REPLACED THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT BUSHINGS AND MODIFIED CV AXLES CAUSED BY ENGINE MOVING AROUND, THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE, VOLVE REPLACED BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS AND REPLACED RADIATOR HOSE CUT BY FAN BELTS. WIPER BLADES FOR THE HEADLAMPS ARE NOT WORKING AND AR NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. *SLC